Just wondering if Shifty will bother tweeting about Brady’s new purchase in CT, otherwise known as New England. Let’s remember his mentor was Chris “I stick by my deflated balls report because I’m shocked I was lied to!” Mortensen.
This is really disappointing to me. I have always really respected Schefter. I would continue to respect him if the man simply updated his twitter (as he does all day) with an update to a “report” that became the hottest topic in sports for a week. But it doesn’t seem like he will do that. As of now, he still claims that his idea is based on “facts”.
1. Brady’s house is listed for sale, but that is beyond meaningless since he just bought a house in another New England state. The conclusion would be obvious they are moving between Boston and NYC, where they have business ventures.
2. Brady’s contract contains a void. This “is” a fact, but one that also applied to Drew Brees, of whom there was zero mention.
3. He slightly walked back his report with some story he claimed was a bombshell insider find that Brady values his relationship with Belichick and Kraft, aka values playing for the Patriots. NO SHT, ADAM! Then he cowardly concluded that the Patriots “have a chance to re-sign Brady” rather than taking the logical conclusion that they would be the clear favorites...and this is because...
4. The lack of other “facts” are the biggest problem. The implications of his report implied the relationships may be sour, or that there is some interest in another team, or some desire to leave the team, all of which increasingly look like an intentionally false implication and rather manipulative. He has yet to find a single reason why Brady wants out, but has now stated on record that Brady wants to stay with Kraft and Belichick if he can.
Let’s see if he goes full for Mort or just acknowledges the facts are now firmly against his previous opinion, which is looking more and more like a sensationalist, dishonest reporting that he isn’t known for. I’m a forgiving person. I would have forgiven Mort. Schefter should be better than this.
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